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Monday, December 31, 2012

2012 was a wonderful years for books, especially those in the young adult genre (which I love). Don't ask me to place the following books in order, because I loved them all so much. Also, not all of these are young adult books. Some are not appropriate for those under the age of 18. Happy New Year!

Fifteen-year-old Samara McKinley is not your average teenager. Unlike
her best friend, Emma Taylor, Samara’s life does not revolve around
partying and trying to fit in at school. In between playing the
peacekeeper for her troubled family and crushing on the cute new boy at
school, Samara sets out to stay to true to herself. But that all changes
when she is bitten by a wolf. Samara begins living a double life –
human by day, wolf by night.

As Samara watches her relationships
with those closest to her fall apart, she finds refuge in the
mysterious wolf that bit her. Determined to keep her alter-ego secret
from her family and friends, Samara soon discovers that her family has a
few secrets of their own – secrets that could turn her life upside down
forever.

Recommended for ages 10 and up due to mild language, underage drinking, and mild sexual references.

Is Her Family's Business.No One Quits The Family And Lives To Tell About
It."Jax" Pherson has power, enough power to know her future will end in
service to the dark coven her father controls. Unless she can stay
hidden in a small community in the mountains of North Carolina. She must
find a way to live without magic and deny the darkness she feels
welling up inside her-the same dark power that fuels the covens around
the world.All she wants is a normal life. A boyfriend. Friends. Some
place to belong, but all too soon Jax's barely begun new life hangs in
the balance when she discovers that the boy she's attracted to is sworn
to kill her kind. He's a hunter with good reason to kill everything that
goes bump in the night.Even the most fleeting use of her power is
tantamount to signing her death warrant and will bring both hunter and
coven down on her. But can she walk away when her friends are threatened
by an old evil? Something created by the magic of witches? Jax's only
hope of survival is to convince the boy she loves to forget everything
he's ever been taught and help her find a way to fight the covens. To
believe there is some good in her.

Jessica Jeffries hates Christmas. With all the commercialism, stress and
chaos, there are a lot of people who feel the same way. But Jessie has
more reason than most for hating it. She’s been robbed, dumped, caught
pneumonia, broken her leg, and this year she ran over Santa Claus with
her truck.

Tom Dunham’s holiday is turning out to be pretty
awful. Not only is he suddenly responsible for a six-year-old daughter
he hasn’t seen since infancy, but Amy holds him personally responsible
for uprooting her, making it impossible for Santa to find her on
Christmas morning.

Things go from bad to worse when Tom’s car
breaks down on a freezing mountain road, but he gets a reprieve when a
young woman who looks more like a Victoria’s Secret model than a tow
truck driver comes to his rescue. Suddenly things are looking up—until
she runs over an old man with an eerie resemblance to St. Nick.

Warning:
One Snowy Night Before Christmas might just make you believe in Santa
Claus again. If you’re a fan of Donna Kauffman, Jane Graves and Jill
Shalvis, this Christmas story is sure to make you yearn for eggnog and
gingerbread cookies.

**Contains sexual content; this story is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**
Length: 35,000 words (approximately 100 pages)

Joanna and Otto Levell are ordinary, middle-aged, empty nesters; until
Joanna reads a popular series on sex, bondage, and domination. Armed
with sex manuals, marital aids, and the advice of her best friend Wendy,
Joanna pushes the boundries of their love life.

20 Shades of
Purple is a delightfully naughty, fast-paced story which perfectly
blends honesty, laugh-out-loud humor, and adult themes. This book
contains sexual references and is intended for adult readers.

In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.

Allison
Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire
city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of
them could be eaten.

Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them.
The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie
herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die…or become one of
the monsters.

Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what
she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being
immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human
blood, and you will go mad.

Then Allie is forced to flee into the
unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of
humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that
killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless
creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.

But it isn't
easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past
the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth
dying for.

The authors of
these ten tales have spun yarns based on the premise that magic is real,
but it requires skill to harness its force, and abuse brings danger.
Suspend your disbelief, and find out what happens when people use magic
to gain power, healing, wisdom or love.

Some stories take place
in fantasy lands, others in the world you know. Some are short, others
long; some are funny, others poignant; some aim to entertain, others to
make you think. Each author has a different vision of magic, a different
way of telling a story, and a different writing style. See which of
them resonate with you.

Read about wizardry, witchcraft and
sorcery. Let the stories guide you into worlds where magic is real, and
enjoy the enchantment.

1. SYSTEM, MAGIC, SPIRIT by T.D. Edge Will Ambrose betray his magic system just to save an idiot prince?

2. OBSESSION by Pamela TurnerSome questions are best left unasked.

3. LADY BARD by Cherie ReichA love song may be the only cure for a cursed prince.

4. THE FINAL SPARK by CJ BurrightShe couldn't afford to fail again.

5. ST JAKE OF THE FUNHOUSE by Douglas KolackiFor Edward, the 'saint' part was the scariest.

6. BARNABAS by Jeff HargettSixty years, Barnabas has searched for his magic. Will he finally find it in Matilda’s Magic Shop?

7. BY YOUR OWN FREE WILL by Rayne HallWhat price would you pay to get your heart's desire?

8. A MAGICAL MELODY by Ciara BallintyneIn a world where magic is in the music, Avram must settle the score before it's too late.

9. BRAINS, SEX OR MONEY? by Tara MayaWhat would you choose?

10. THE WHITE RAVEN'S FEATHER by David D. LevineIbude is a warm-weather wizard held hostage in a frozen land, but his troubles can still get worse.

To
reflect the author's individual voices, you will find British and
American English words and spellings in this book, as well as different
styles of punctuation. Some of these stories have been previously
published in books, magazines and ezines.

We all know the importance of an emergency fund, but sometimes we
need a brutal reminder of how not having an emergency account can
hurt us. As someone who is in debt up to her eyeballs, I know I need
to start saving money so I can stop relying on credit. The only
problem is finding a way to have extra money to put back when I have
so many financial obligations. Still, I decided to give Emergency
Fund 101: How to Save Money for Unexpected Expenses a try and I'm
glad I did.

Not only does this book address my issue of being in excessive
debt, but it's an encouraging look at how it really is possible to
build a savings account that will cover the unexpected. It even tells
you why so many financial experts suggest having at least $1,000 for
the unexpected. I have to admit that I was really impressed with this
book and would recommend it to anyone that needs to build an
emergency fund. Whether you're in your 20s or have even retired, you
need to build an account to cover those unexpected expenses. Take it
from someone who just scrambled to find the money to replace a
destroyed tire, you need to be prepared. Check out this book and
start building your account $1 at a time.

Drift into darkness with the Blood Iris 2012 anthology--a collection of
eerie dark fantasy shorts that will chill you to the core. From classic
surreal horror to paranormal romance, from werewolves to vampires and
everything in between, Blood Iris features some of the best fiction from
talented dark fantasy authors to keep you up at night on All Hallows'
Moon.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Katie didn't send her boyfriend to Hell, but she's going there to bust him out!

Katie
thinks she’s going crazy when a baby angel and death’s personal
assistant appear on her doorstep. Both claim she’s destined for
something great. If she can survive, that is. She’s drawn into a world
filled with immortals like Rhyn, an outcast who claims her as his mate
in a show of defiance to his brothers. Katie rescues Rhyn from Hell, and
he discovers fast just how special his little human is. With Death
counting his days on one hand, Rhyn must learn to love, before his own
time is up and Katie becomes the first human casualty in the brewing war
between immortals.

Will the love between a gifted young woman and an immortal outcast save the world-- or destroy it?

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There are many cities in the world of Ryallon that know the touch of
despair and evil, but none like Dralin. Towers of wizards rise high into
the air, shrouded in the mists of magical smog. Poor sleep in the
alleyways, becoming deformed by pollution. Life is short for many.

Throughout
all of it, the cunning and dangerous members of the City Guard do their
best to keep evil and crime from destroying the citizens of Dralin.
Trained to fight in streets that make no sense, they keep wickedness
from taking over completely.

A young woman fleeing her past makes
Dralin her destination. A young Guardsman with his own dark history
hopes to make a difference in a city that is without hope. Are sorrow
and despair their only destiny, or can love redeem them? Two young girls
raised in this city learn life's hard lessons early. Will they be
defeated by its evil?

Underneath the city lie hidden dangers even
more terrible than those that lurk in its dark streets. Ancient ruins
of civilizations past still hold onto the memories of how grand they
once were, while menacing creatures hope for a tasty meal to venture
into their domain.

The Dralin Trilogy is a swords-and-sorcery
fantasy series following the lives of a few unusual individuals as they
desperately try to survive in the sinister city of Dralin.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

When tragedy falls upon 15 year old Daisy Madigan, she escapes to the
only place she feels safe, the cemetery of Abney Park. There, in the
company of the dearly departed, she realizes she is changing, growing
stronger and faster by the day. But in the darkness lurks a terror even
she can't imagine facing.

Daisy Madigan's Paradise is a Morgan
Sisters novella. Check out The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw, the full length
first novel in the series.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Warning:
these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical land you're about
to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you
taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again.

This
Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of
epistolary diary entries. The diaries are more of teasers for the
upcoming series: The Grimm Diaries, allowing you to get a glimpse of
what to expect of the series. The 6 diaries are told by The Evil Queen,
Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, the Devil, Prince Charming, and Alice
Grimm

The first book in the Series will be out in February 2013, called SNOW WHITE SORROW.

Series Description:

The
Grimm Diaries are pages written in a Book of Sand, where each fairy
tale character confessed the true stories once altered by the Brothers
Grimm two centuries ago. To keep the truth about fairy tales hidden, the
Brothers Grimm buried the characters in their dreams to never wake up
again. But the curse is broken now, and the characters are allowed to
wake up every one hundred years. They intend to tell the truth about
really happened, and about an untold cosmic conflict between fairy tale
characters.

Mike and Maddie, a young couple with a new baby, are rushing home to
prepare for their first family New Year's Eve party. When they arrive,
however, they're shocked to find their apartment has been robbed. Even
worse, the burglar is still there -- sound asleep on their bed!

But
it's New Year's in Chicago, which means that they're on a wait list for
the cops and Maddie's anti-Chicago, pro-suburbs family is due to arrive
any minute. So Mike and Maddie tie up the burglar and hide him in their
room, hoping to fake their way through the party until midnight.

When
Mike's born-again Wiccan grandmother unexpectedly shows up with her new
boy-toy husband, things go from weird to wacky. Then, when the cops
arrive right before midnight and arrest Mike and Maddie for unlawful
detainment and kidnapping, things go from wacky to worse.

Soon,
Mike, Maddie and Maddie's best friend, Rio, are down at the police
station, each pleading their view of events, about the New Year's Eve
party that none of them will ever forget.

"Love, mystery, danger and magic all rolled into one really remarkable
story! I flew thru this book in one sitting! Hurry up and please release
the next book! I'm so excited! Thank you for letting me escape in magic
for a little while." (5/5 stars) Lauren, Goodreads

"I was
enthralled within a couple of pages, and ready to rock along with this
story, which only gets better as it rolls along...Once again, I can
recommend a don't miss novel. Get this one, settle in and relax, and
prepare to enjoy yourself immensely!" (5/5 stars) Mallory Anne-Marie,
Goodreads

Introducing book #1 in the enchanting Spellbound trilogy...

When Calista McCoy moves from the slums of the Louisiana Bayou to an
illustrious beach community in California, she knows her life is going
to take a drastic turn. But once she arrives at the beautiful mansion by
the sea, dark secrets are revealed...secrets that become even more
complicated when she meets the gorgeous neighbor boy, Nicholas, and she
feels an unexplainable--and undeniable--attraction.

Her new
life seems almost too good to be true. But as everyone knows, when
something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

...And in Calista's case, it could be deadly.

Witchy, Witchy is a full length paranormal romance novel. Book #2 in the Spellbound trilogy, Kiss the Crystal Sun, is now available.

What other readers are saying about Witchy, Witchy...

"I
gave this book 5 stars! I loved it. I loved how long of an e-book it
was, I couldn't put it down! The story line was great, the writing was
great & it just held my interest all the way to the end. I was
teetering on how the guys would end up. Can NOT wait to read #2 in the
series." Michelle, Goodreads

"This book made me absolutely giddy.
This is like a supernatural coming of age novel...I couldn't have been
more devastated, then when the words stopped and the story ended." (4/5
stars) Katrina - Kindred Dreamheart

"This book was amazing, a
real page turner, I couldn't put it down! The only thing that I wish was
different was the ending, but non the less, easily one of my favorite
books. I can't wait to see what happens next!!" (5/5 stars) Ally,
Goodreads

"This is the third book I have read by Penelope King
and this one was just as good as the Demonblood Series. She is an
imaginative and descriptive writer and I really like her writing style.
It is so easy to just fall into the book from the first paragraph.I
can't wait for the next in the series, which hopefully is not too far
away." Suzanne, Paranormal Book Fan

Fans of The Secret Circle,
Twilight, and Charmed will fall in love with the enchanting world of
romance and magical intrigue of Witchy, Witchy!

Spellbound #2, Kiss the Crystal Sun, and #3, Dawn of the Morningstar, are both available now!!

William Fisher is on a mission to bring the total number of his sexual conquests up to 100.

During
the course of his quest he sleeps with a colleague, a colleague of a
friend, a friend of a friend, a friend of a friend’s wife, the estate
agent selling his flat, and several more besides. Everything is going,
if not well, then at least according to plan … and then Fisher goes and
ruins it all by falling for Girl 99.

It's the Victorian era in England, but Tessa is from the medieval past.
She awakens within a castle she has never seen before. Knowledge of her
name also evades her. However, even worse than not knowing who or where
she is, she cannot recall how she died or why she is dressed as a bride.

Along with Christian, the earl of the castle she haunts, Tessa
tries to discover who she is and break the spell holding her in a prison
of death. They never imagined the curse keeping them apart is the only
thing protecting her, until it's too late.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Menopause Joy makes you see menopause relief in a totally new way. It
shows you that menopause is a transition to freedom of the wise woman.
It gives you quick, easy to use solutions for all the problems of
menopause and all the emotional issues you may also be dealing with at
this time. Using the integrative model of care, it addresses all that is
you, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual and provides down
to earth solutions to restore you to wholeness. It is highly
recommended for every woman that is seeking total insightful solution
for all menopause issues. In this book you will discover how Dr. Melinda
Richards has helped over twenty thousand women get rid of menopause
symptoms and feel young again. She says it is menopause solutions made
easy and rewarding for you.Dr. Melinda Richards, as a renowned physician, has really written the most up-to-date guide covering all aspects of menopause. You will find out if you are experiencing menopause, and gain insight and information aboutStopping your hot flashes in 10 days or less.Secrets that will help your skin glow again.Supplements and vitamins that will banish all your menopause symptoms for good.Secrets that will revive your sex life after menopause.How to secure the products that will help you.Plus
you will arm yourself with all the information to keep you happy and
healthy for the rest of your life. An amazing read. Plus this is the
first book in the series all designed to bring you wellness and joy.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Holy Ghost Writer has done it again. The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter is an engrossing adventure that keeps you turning the pages rushing to see what happens next. Again, the detail of this author's work brings the story to life, allowing the reader to see the story unfold in their imagination.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves sci-fi and adventure. It's well written and such an interesting story. You'll find it hard not to finish the book in one sitting.

I've never read The Count of Monte Cristo, but after curling up with the sequel written by Holy Ghost Writer, I'm thinking I should. This is one of those books that is truly hard to put down. You just want to keep reading long into the night. With only 78 pages, you'll have this sequel finished in no time.

I enjoy the vivid story telling that Holy Ghost Writer was able to accomplish. It wasn't the type of book that I would normally read, but I loved it. It had the same adventurous style that writers used long before there was TV and other means of entertainment, allowing your imagination to paint beautiful scenes thanks to the detail the author provides.

I recommend The Sultan of Monto Cristo to anyone who enjoys the classics, but especially to those who enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

"The latest mystery by Holy Ghost Writer dazzles with a tale of computer hacking, legal wrangling and kung-fu fighting.

International
playgirl and jet-setter Zaydee is in love with investigative journalist
Steven Larson, who is writing an exposé of the Bilderberg Group. Zaydee
believes Larson is in danger, so she hatches a complicated plan to help
him by providing him with a safe house and starting up a new
publication for him, staffed by computer hackers. However, when Zaydee
is set up and betrayed by her investment broker, the FBI arrests her.
Since she refuses to identify herself, the FBI agents book her under the
clever name “Princess Jane Doe.” However, she manages to take full
advantage of her new royal title by using the esoteric Foreign Sovereign
Immunities Act as part of an international legal procedure to defend
herself, without legal counsel, against unknown charges. As Zaydee
becomes a media celebrity, her true identity remains a mystery to both
the FBI and the general public. The author fills each chapter with
intrigue, following Zaydee as she plots her escape from prison. The
increasingly elaborate plot also features a math-genius professor and
Yale University’s Skull and Bones secret society. The author effectively
keeps the reader guessing each character’s allegiance as well as
Zaydee’s eventual endgame. In the end, readers may be left wondering
about the mysterious and colorful Zaydee’s true backstory—as well as
author Holy Ghost Writer’s true identity." Kirkus Reviews

Zeddy, a 6 year old boy in the year 2099, is exposed to dark matter
after his father Zane visits Zamira through a vortex. Dark matter takes
many forms, and the first manifestation comes as a zutterfly, similar to
Earth's butterfly. He plays a game called Zloat with this zutterfly
named Zmally. Zamira, a dark matter planet in the constellation Libra
is also referred to as the World of Z as all words there start with the
letter Z. In the year 2099, The International Government controls the
entire earth and all human movement making an adventure difficult to
find Zane after he disappears without a trace. Book 11 takes us into the
future of the Count of Monte Cristo series leaving readers waiting for
book 12 to understand the connection to The Sultan of Monte Cristo (book
2) and That Girl Started Her Own Country (book 6).

Friday, December 21, 2012

What is a vampire of the Kind? AnnaMaria knows better than most. But
her past and present become entangled when her Adept stumbles upon
Marne, the legendary lost child of the Kind. Finding her should have
been cause for celebration, except she's seriously injured. It's bad
enough that Marne's companion doesn't like people, but things get worse
when AnnaMaria discovers Marne's being chased by a vampire hunter with
malevolence on his one track mind. Now AnnaMaria must solve the
mystery surrounding them before it plunges them all into danger. In
this first book of a new vampire series, AnnaMaria must remember the
past, unravel the present, and even consult the dead before a web of
deceit becomes the death of them all.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

When
hard-bittern reporter Mac McCormick is sent to Port Bellmont to
report on the chilling death of the popular Reverend Elkins who has
been found ritually sacrificed in a field just outside the town, he
encounters an enraged crowd baying for the blood of a coven of
witches whom it believes responsible for the crime.

However,
when Mac subsequently meets the youngest of the witches, the
beautiful flame-haired Cassie Adams, he immediately starts to doubt
the crowd’s interpretation of events - or has he just fallen under
her cunning spell?

About
the Author:

Maralee
Lowder found so much pleasure in reading such a wide spectrum of
romance genres, she has never been able to write in just one. Her
novels run the gamut of contemporary, historical, humorous, horror,
paranormal and suspense.

There's monsters and then there's more serious horror. Horror stories that pick at the recesses of your brain, begging to be explored as you try to sleep. That's exactly what Connie Corcoran Wilson offers readers in Hellfire and Damnation II.

I recommend Hellfire & Damnation II to anyone that enjoys a good scare, one that you can't seem to shake. At a price of only $2.99 (or FREE for Prime Members), you can't go wrong with this collection from an award winning author.

Reviewer was provided a copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.

In a world that has
been divided amongst the Hunter race and the Warrior, prisoners who
have fallen prey to King Cyrus' decrees are forced into the arena to
fight until death. Winner is granted mercy and privilege to see
another sunrise. Death unto the weak. In an attempt to get back at
everyone who has ever shut her out, seventeen year-old Princess Echo
becomes another victim, dragging Ayden, her forbidden love, along in
a race to freedom, to find out who she really is, and to put a world
that has been swallowed by lies back together again.

In the
first installment of The Bleeding Heart Trilogy, life becomes a
dangerous game of kill or be killed, love or let go. When death
threatens the forbidden love of an unlikely couple and they are
forced to do the unthinkable, to what extent will they go to be
together?

I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, I
was going to die tonight. There was no escaping it or any way around
it. I couldn’t run from my destiny this time; I couldn’t hide.
No, tonight I faced my fate in the chambers of death. The screams of
the crowd in the arena filled my ears, the shouts of excitement and
laughter boiling my heart down to nothing but untainted sorrow. I
refused to open my eyes, but I could sense where I was by that rusty
smell of metal and dried blood Father brought home with him every
day. The shackles that bound my ankles and wrists to the wall
confirmed it. I was a prisoner in my own home, my own Haven. I
couldn’t fathom how in forty-eight hours my life had taken a
complete three-sixty spin, but here I was, locked in the dungeon of
my father’s kingdom, hidden from the world until it was my time to
surface.

About the Author:

Born in New York City and raised in
Pennsylvania, Nadege has traveled to five other states and two
countries, but aspires to travel the world some day. Her name is of
French origin, though she's never been to France. Forever a lover of
art and all things pertaining to Literature, she hopes to obtain
knowledge from her writing career, rather than popularity or fame.
She wrote her first story about aliens and goats in the 8th grade and
has had a passion for story-telling ever since. Her friends and
family are her biggest inspiration, and the occasional cup of coffee.
She enjoys being part of the Indie community and sharing her stories
with the world.

When
your destiny lies in the hands of your enemy, there’s only one
thing you won’t do to save the ones you love...Now
free from the walls that confine New Haven, the place she had once
believed to be her home, Echo must find a way to put an end to a war
only she has the power to stop. She has yet to discover her true
abilities as a hybrid leader, but what happens when the dreams that
plague her become something more? Someone more? In the midst of
exploring her love for Ayden and venturing through forbidden lands
for a key that will explain everything, Echo finds Kahl—the boy
that haunts her in her sleep, yet has the hidden answers she seeks.
And Echo will do just about anything to get them.In
the second installment of The Bleeding Heart Trilogy, relationships
are put to the test, dreams become desires, and ultimately one girl
will discover her purpose in a promised legend written in stone.

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Monday, December 17, 2012

You know you're in for a real treat when the first page of a book features the statement, "Wow! These chocolate covered human organs are gosh darn tasty!" Glistening Haven is an interesting adventure that takes a closer look into the lives of a creepy bunch of housewives. You know the type - those that seem to have it all together. They're the perfect wives, mothers, cooks, and even make the best damn cookies of all the soccer moms. But, there's something lurking under the surface of housewife Susan Monroe, something monstrous.

A great read for those that want something different from the average monster novel. It's a quick read that will keep you thinking about the possibilities of that strangely, creepy next door neighbor and how she's so perfect, she almost glistens.........

Reviewer was provided with a copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.

It seems as though authors have forgotten about the importance of well-written stories. Stories that have enough detail to draw you in and make you feel like you're right there, watching each scene unfold. David Carter brings his A game when it comes to The Murder Diaries. The book is so well-detailed, that the scenes seem to leap from the page and take place around you. With that said, the detail isn't overwhelming. Carter uses just enough detail to make the book come to life, but not so much that the book drags.

I would recommend The Murder Diaries - Seven Times Over to anyone who loves a good mystery. If you're a fan of Criminal Minds or CSI Miami, you're going to really enjoy this attention-grabbing novel.

A delightful adventure for children of all ages, but one that will especially be enjoyed by those aged 10-14.

Julian captures a magical horseshoe. He is assigned by the Leprechaun
Council the responsibility of granting a selfish wish to six strangers.
The last wish, the seventh wish, must be his selfish wish. Not only must
he choose who receives the wishes, he must also keep the golden
horseshoe away from the evil trolls. Julian and his leprechaun
companion, Lawrence, travel from coast to coast to fulfill the ancient
legacy of the wishes and learn the many powers of the golden horseshoe.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Get Out of Debt and Retire A Millionaire So You Can Leave Your Mark on the World

925 Ideas to Help You Save Money, Get Out of Debt and Retire A Millionaire So You Can Leave Your Mark on the World from the author of the highly acclaimed book, Your Mark on the World, is a collection of articles about family financial planning that originally appeared at FamilyHow.com.
925 Ideas... is an easy and readable guide to help your family find financial peace. Author Devin D. Thorpe explains:
1) how you and your spouse can find agreement on money matters,
2) how to teach your kids about money,
3) how to pay for your children's college education,
4) how to live like a millionaire
5) how to come up with $25,000 in a crisis
6) how to make ends meet on one income
7) how to get out of debt and stay out of debt
8) why home ownership should be your family's top financial priority
9) how to ask your boss for a raise
10) how to use your finances to do more good in the world.

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On the evening of Sofia Claremont's 17th birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake.
A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood.

She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine. An
island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire
coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.

Sofia's
life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is the one selected
out of hundreds of girls to join the harem of Derek Novak, the dark
royal Prince.

Despite his addiction to power and obsessive
thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the
island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to
win him over if she is to survive even one more night.

Will she succeed? ...or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?

Saturday, December 15, 2012

It
was all planned. A weekend away at an exclusive hotel in the Hollywood
Hills where vampire PI Nick planned to have some alone time with his
hexy honey, Jazz.

Except Stonegate Manor isn’t what it appears to be.

Jazz
isn’t impressed. The hotel doesn’t boast spa facilities that seriously
upset magick bunny slippers Fluff and Puff. A celebutante psychic is
seriously ticking her off. Not to mention the old-fashioned bellhop is a
zombie.

Where’s the romance with a kitchen that doubles as a
slaughterhouse, guests turning into dry husks, and rooms that change in
the wink of an eye. And what exactly is going on with the hotel manager?

There’s no relaxation this hellish weekend for Jazz and Nick as
they search for clues on what’s going on at Stonegate Manor. And Jazz
goes up against an ancient evil that just might be more than this hexy
witch can handle.

As a kid there’s nothing more fun than tearing into wrapped packages to see what you got. I think some memories are stronger than others.

I remember the Christmas Eve night I woke up and was convinced I heard sleigh bells overhead. Who knows, maybe I did.

I was always the dreamer who enjoyed making up stories. My library and comic book collection backed that up. One of my grade school teachers told my parents that she hoped I’d read more for pleasure. At school I tended to pick out the biographies because I always loved history and I still use that love with adding historical facts to my books. But at home you’d find a large selection of fairy tale books. One book I still have is Fairy Tales Around the World. It was a Christmas gift from my dad one year and I would read those stories over and over. My comic books were Casper and Wendy. Hm, do you think I should have realized back then where I’d eventually end up with my writing?

But it was many fairy tale books in my personal library that I enjoyed the most. My godmother was a good friend of my mom’s and every month she visited I either received a book, a Madame Alexander doll or a stuffed animal.

Could I name a specific book? Not really. Along with the many fairy tale books I read the Bobbsey Twins about siblings that stuck together, Trixie Beldon, Nancy Drew. They all inspired my imagination.

Books allow us to visit foreign lands we might not have a chance to explore, meet characters we might not run across in our everyday lives, and even find ourselves exploring galaxies far far away. We can laugh, cry and fall in love. Visualize ourselves in a whole new way.

Five years ago I met a psychiatrist at a party and I joked I hear voices. I still remember her laughing and telling me “You’re a writer. It’s allowed.”

It’s nice to know that characters can live inside my head, tell me what’s going on with their lives and whisper what they want me to tell other people.

Books are a wonderful escape for any of us and for a child. They can sit there and begin that journey we adults started years ago.

I love Christmas for special reading and was lucky enough to be asked to write three holiday theme books, Twas the Night, Mistletoe Magic and Bells, Rings and Angels Wings. It was fun to think of all the holiday magic I could write about. And I like to think others will see the holiday the way I do.

I hope you will also think about giving books to a child this Christmas. Maybe pair it with a toy so they have something to hang onto as they read.

And while you’re at it, gift yourself with a book or two. Consider it a prize once you’ve dealt with the holidays.

And I hope you all have a beautiful holiday filled with magic and joy.

When I sold to Silhouette books on my wedding anniversary in 1979 I didn't expect to get this far. I love what I do and can't imagine doing anything else. I'm married with two white mini Schnauzers, one parrot, and a demented tortoise. We live in Southern California near San Diego in a town that's provided fodder for some of my stories. I like to say that when we moved here twenty years ago there were three romance writers. Now there is only me and to date I have not been considered a suspect.

You'll also notice I'm putting my backlist books up for the Kindle along with many more found at www.joyridebooks.com that's also for the Kindle. A lot of my fans have asked if my past books will ever be available as e-books and I'm so glad I was able to do that for them. So keep checking my book list here and you'll see more showing up!

My Hex series are the books of my heart. The ones I've wanted to write for a long time and so glad to see out there. Many readers are confused by the two Demon titles and different cover looks. They're a part of the Hex series, still the disgraced witches from the Witches Academy, just with a different look. And yes, more are coming along with some novellas featuring the first witches.

There's times I think I enjoy writing the creatures more than the characters. And probably why my Fluff and Puff bunny slippers tend to never be where I left them!

Authors know their characters better than anyone else, but Baily Hamilton never expected to know her character so.....intimately. After a horrible divorce and a serious case of writer's block, Baily thinks that Torin Kaine is nothing more than a well-selected stripper, sent to by her best friend and publisher to cheer her up. Her head starts reeling when she finds out that isn't so. But, she plans to make the most of it and enjoy the man that she created.

All I can say is WOW! It may be because I'm an author myself, but I feel that this was the most unique storyline I have ever read. Flirting With Fangs by Peg Pierson explores a world in which characters are like actors waiting to be called in for their next scene. But, when Baily Hamilton is too depressed to create a new story for her characters of Night Temptations, things get a little out of hand. Not only does her tears of loneliness and heartache bring to life the man she created on page, but her writer's block pisses off the villainess of her series as well. Will our young writer finish the series? More importantly, what we happen to the man she knows so well and loves with all her heart?

Paige couldn't help but question her sanity. What
other explanation could there be for her hearing a conversation held
barely above a whisper in the back of a classroom full of students?
What about coming home to find one of those very classmates lying in
wait in the darkness of her home, ready to attack her?

Confused,
frustrated and feeling every ounce of her social ostracism, Paige
confides in the one person she's always been able to count on: her
mom. But when her mom reveals a deeply rooted, unbelievable family
secret, Paige discovers her world is filled with more than she ever
imagined possible. A world where fairytales live alongside nightmares
and secrets are the glue that binds them together. Suddenly no one is
who they seem and Paige is faced with more questions than answers.
Can she survive in a world filled with creatures scarier than
anything she could imagine and where deceit runs as thick as blood?
Or will the truth send her over the edge?

About
the Author:

There were three things
Jessica loved to do growing up; reading, writing and playing music.
She discovered her love for writing at a young age, when she realized
she could create anything she wanted with words. Jessica lives in
Sacramento, CA with her husband, four children, a goldfish named
Sparkle and their cat, Talula. When she isn't working on the next
Paige Tailor novel, taking her children to one activity or another,
or folding the never ending laundry of a six person family, Jessica
enjoys playing her clarinet in the community band, reading while
enjoying a cup of coffee or heading to the theater and catching a
movie with her husband.

You Lost Your Marriage Not Your Life, How to Create the Life You Want
Your Way, is a self-help book for women who have experienced the pain
and loss of their marriages through divorce. The staggering stastics
tell us one half of all marriages are predicted to end in divorce.
Second and third marriages have even more sobering statistics.

This
is a story not unlike that of many women who have trusted and believed
in the person they have committed their lives to, only to have their
faith shattered and lives set on an unknown journey. Barbara tells her
own shocking story of returning home from visiting her ailing mother and
finding no husband and a near empty house. All credit cards and bank
accounts were closed; divorce papers were thrust in her hands, leaving
her in shock and unbelief.

In the first half of the book Miller
traces out the experience, admitting that the failure was two-sided.
That did not stop the hurt and anger, especially when she learned of her
husband's affair with a women twenty years younger. The author
skillfully weaves the stories of other women who have shared their own
personal tales of painful divorce and lost love. Many have tortured
themselves with a life of regrets.

In the last half of the book she
provides a path and plan for those going through similar experiences.
Barbara teaches, "When healing comes to your thoughts, it comes to your
life. Do not look back at past mistakes and heartaches and lament, look
forward to the future and rejoice," she tells her readers, and then
instructs them how to do it. She teaches how to release all
self-defeating dialog that compromises your life and keeps you paralyzed
with fear.

Learn to change behavior that sets you up for divorce and toxic relationships.

Rid yourself of negative inner thoughts carried over from childhood that cripple personal growth and rob you of your joy.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Parents have a new option to let their children play safely on the Kindle Fire, with parental controls to determine what they can do and access. The new Kindle FreeTime Unlimited app has a one month trial available with the purchase of new Kindle Fire. After that, subscription service starts at just $2.99 a month for Prime members.

So what's so cool about the FreeTime app? Just about everything. Designed for children ages 3 to 8, the program brings together parent-approved kid-friendly materials on a specialized carousel just for your child. Have several kids that will be using the same tablet? No problem. Amazon designed the FreeTime to include up to six different individualized profiles. The cost for multiple kids is still under $7 a month for Prime members. For non-members, the multi-child option is $10 a month.

For that price, parents get an individualized program with age-appropriate materials for their child. Each profile can be customized with free materials or pre-purchased materials selected by the parents. When FreeTime is active, parents can use the parental controls to designate how much time children can spend on any specific activity.

For example, children might be given unlimited ability to read books, but limited to just half an hour of videos and game play. Each type of activity, from reading books to using apps, has a separate parental control, so parents can allow children plenty of reading time and not find out later that he's been playing Angry Birds instead.

The customized carousel for each child features videos, television programs, educational games, books and more that are just right for that child. If parents want children to have access to other materials, parents can use their password to add other things to the child's profile.

One of the best features of the FreeTime program is that the Kindle Fire's web browser and purchasing abilities are disabled when FreeTime is active. Better yet, children cannot leave the program and go explore other areas on the Kindle without having the proper exit password.

The program is designed for times when parents need to be able to allow their child access to the Kindle Fire, for entertainment or reading purposes, but want to be able to control the child's activities without constantly monitoring him or her. The FreeTime app is already downloaded on new Kindle Fires and comes with a free month-long trial. After that, parents can choose to buy the program on a month-to-month basis.

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